• University of Minnesota Program

    ACGME number: 1202600003
    Program Director: Alex Kathryn Harsha Bangura MD
    Address: 49725 County 83
    Staples, MN 56479-5280
    Phone: (218) 894-8198
    Email: drharsha@lakewoodhealthsystem.com
    Website: https://med.umn.edu/education-training/residency-programs/lakewood-rural


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    Program Description

    This is a rural training program with the first year spent at an urban training program alongside unopposed family medicine residents. The second two years take place at an independent, rural critical access hospital and rural health clinic with robust full-spectrum family medicine services. The program emphasizes acute care and procedural skills to prepare residents to provide obstetrics, inpatient and emergency care in any setting. You will graduate with Family Medicine with Obstetrics qualifications and gain extensive hands-on experience through over 80 births, emergency care, inpatient medicine, and outpatient continuity clinics in a critical access hospital environment. You will be well prepared for rural “last-mile” healthcare.

    Community Setting

    • Rural
    • Urban

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Advanced Procedural Skills
    • Comprehensive Pregnancy Care
    • Low Resourced/Marginalized Populations

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Lakewood Health System

    Length of Program

    3 Years

    Clinic Funding

    No federal or government clinic funding

    Positions

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Offered:

    PGY-1: 2

    PGY-2: 0

    PGY-3: 0

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 0

    PGY-2: 0

    PGY-3: 0

    Has Residential Organization

    No

    Required ICU Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required General Surgery Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required Maternity Rotations

    Five months

    Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

    Comprehensive pregnancy care with 80 or more deliveries for all or most residents.

    Required Pediatrics Rotations

    Three months

    Offers International Rotations

    Yes

    Half Day Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Half days

    PGY-1: 1

    PGY-2: 4

    PGY-3: 4

    Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Call from home trips to hospital

    PGY-1: > q28d

    PGY-2: q7d-q14d

    PGY-3: q7d-q14d

    Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Average In hospital night calls

    PGY-1: None

    PGY-2: None

    PGY-3: None

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    Yes

    PGY-2:

    Yes

    PGY-3:

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Lakewood Health System

    Total Hospital Beds

    25

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    8

    Full Time Other Faculty

    1

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    3

    Total Admitting Hospitals

    2

    Total Family Practice Centers

    2

    Has Federally Qualified Rotations

    No

    Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Salary

    PGY-1: $71,862

    PGY-2: $74,073

    PGY-3: $76,589

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 3

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 3

    Benefits

    • Funding for attending conferences
    • Time off for conferences
    • DEA license fee
    • Disability Insurance
    • Fitness Center
    • Health Insurance
    • Moving Allowance
    • Liability Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Meals
    • Medical license fee
    • AAFP Membership
    • Parking
    • Sick Leave / Personal Time

    Offers Fellowship

    No

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes